Definitions for Lurchlɜrtʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lurchlɜrtʃ(n.)
an act or instance of swaying abruptly.
a sudden tip or roll to one side, as of a ship.
an awkward, swaying or staggering motion or gait.
(v.i.)(of a ship) to roll or pitch suddenly.
to stagger or sway.
Origin of lurch:
1760–70
lurch′ing•ly(adv.)
lurchlɜrtʃ(n.)
a situation at the close of various games in which the loser scores nothing or is far behind the opponent.
Idioms for lurch:
leave in the lurch,to desert when help is needed most.
Category: Idiom
Origin of lurch:
1525–35; < MF lourche a game, n. use of lourche (adj.) discomfited < Gmc; cf. MHG lurz left (hand), OE belyrtan to deceive
lurchlɜrtʃ(v.t.)
Archaic. to defraud; cheat.
Obs. to steal; filch.
(v.i.)Brit. Dial. to lurk near a place.
Category: British
(n.)Archaic. a state of watchfulness.
Origin of lurch:
1375–1425; late ME lorchen, appar. var. of lurken to lurk
Princeton's WordNet
lurch, stumble, stagger(noun)
an unsteady uneven gait
lurch(noun)
a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
lurch, pitch, pitching(noun)
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
"the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
lurch, lunge(verb)
the act of moving forward suddenly
stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen(verb)
walk as if unable to control one's movements
"The drunken man staggered into the room"
lurch, pitch, shift(verb)
move abruptly
"The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
lurch(verb)
move slowly and unsteadily
"The truck lurched down the road"
prowl, lurch(verb)
loiter about, with no apparent aim
lurch, skunk(verb)
defeat by a lurch
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
lurch(verb)ɜrtʃ
to move suddenly in a uncontrolled way
The ship suddenly lurched to the left.
Wiktionary
lurch(Noun)
A sudden or unsteady movement.
lurch(Verb)
To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
Webster Dictionary
Lurch(verb)
to swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up
Lurch(noun)
an old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables
Lurch(noun)
a double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch
Lurch(verb)
to leave in the lurch; to cheat
Lurch(verb)
to steal; to rob
Lurch(noun)
a sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind
Lurch(verb)
to roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man
Lurch(verb)
to withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk
Lurch(verb)
to dodge; to shift; to play tricks
Translations for Lurch
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- rukAfrikaans
- تَمايُل، تَرَنُّحArabic
- накланянеBulgarian
- solavancoPortuguese (BR)
- trhnutíCzech
- der Ruck, das TaumelnGerman
- rykDanish
- τίναγμαGreek
- sacudidaSpanish
- küljelekalleEstonian
- یک ور شدگیFarsi
- horjahdusFinnish
- embardéeFrench
- טַלטָלָהHebrew
- जहाज का यका यक उलट जानाHindi
- posrtajCroatian
- megdőlésHungarian
- gerakan terhuyung-huyungIndonesian
- velta, hliðarkast, slinkurIcelandic
- vacillamentoItalian
- 不意の傾きJapanese
- 갑작스런 요동Korean
- truktelėjimas, pasvirimasLithuanian
- sasvēršanās; grīļošanās; zvārošanāsLatvian
- tersenggutMalay
- slingerbewegingDutch
- krenging; sjanglende skrittNorwegian
- szarpnięciePolish
- ،به يك طرف یک ور شدگیPersian
- په يوه خواPashto
- solavancoPortuguese
- hurducăturăRomanian
- толчок; кренRussian
- myknutieSlovak
- sunekSlovenian
- trzajSerbian
- krängning, överhalningSwedish
- การเอียงวูบThai
- yalpalamaTurkish
- 突然傾斜Chinese (Trad.)
- кренUkrainian
- جھٹکے سے ہلتے ہوئے بڑھنے کا عملUrdu
- sự lắc lưVietnamese
- 突然倾斜Chinese (Simp.)
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